Staked ETH reaches record 36.4% of total supply, up 6.55 percentage points since start of 2026.
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The proportion of Ethereum held in staking reached 36.4% of total supply, marking a record high. Since the start of 2026, this ratio climbed 6.55 percentage points from 29.8%.
The steady growth in staked ETH reflects sustained participation in Ethereum's proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, where validators lock tokens to secure the network and earn rewards. This milestone indicates both increased validator adoption and potentially rising confidence in the protocol's economic model.
Whether this trend will continue depends on validator economics, broader market conditions, and potential changes to staking incentives. The sustainability of such high participation rates at scale and any impact on network decentralization remain open questions.